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TIL that all time travel movies are banned in China.

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75Qr TIL in 2007, a new parking garage in Germany ended up with two parking bays that had a peculiar shape and required a complicated parking maneuver in order to park there. Officials declared them Men’s Parking Spaces to discourage unskilled drivers from attempting the maneuver.
kOOKd Yes, and some love to travel.
GAeYJ TIL that sloths can die of starvation with a full stomach.
BW6k TIL - Red Light Camera Intersection Purposefully Have The Yellow Light Shortened (3s ‘normal’ -> 2.5s or less) to Increase Violations (Article Example from CA - Other States Have Similar Abuses)
yVLOa TIL that Shen Kuo, a Chinese polymath from the 11th century, not only made significant advancements in astronomy and geography but also discovered the concept of true north using a magnetic compass, over 400 years before it became common in Europe.